Israel Birth of a Nation Video

(There are several versions of this video. in YouTube. This film has been removed and replaced
because of bogus copyright complaints. If the links below do not work, consult
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1948: Arab League Statement- Immediately following the Israeli declaration of independence, the Arab League states declared war on Israel and
issued a statement announcing their intentions to restore the state of affairs prevailing prior to partition - in other
words, to eliminate the State of Israel.

1948: Jews in Grave Danger in All Moslem Lands - A news report outlining the
steps taken by Arab and Muslim countries against Jews just prior to the outbreak of the Israeli War of Independence.
Arab countries planned not only ethnic cleansing of Jews in Israel, but also draconic steps against their own Jewish
citizens. Eventually, most Jews in these countries had to flee, many leaving behind extensive properties. A report on the danger
had been submitted to the UN, but the UN never acted to protect Jews in Muslim countries and never recognized these Jews
as refugees or provided them with any relief or legal rights.

1948: British Police Report Regarding Arab Evacuation of Haifa- In the chaos that
ensued following the decision of the UN to partition
Palestine , Palestinian Arabs began fleeing from major towns, including Haifa. Part of
the flight was directed from above, by the Arab higher command, part was due to fear following the attack of Jewish
dissidents on Deir Yassin, in which
over a hundred civilians were killed. In Haifa, Jewish attacks by the
Haganah and Irgun as well
as Arab attacks and Jewish counter-attacks, turned the city into a battle field. Some Jewish authorities intervened to
try to convince Arabs to stay, but the leadership explained that Arab higher committee members had left, the community
was disintegrating as they talked, and there was nothing they could do.

1948:
Plan Dalet (Plan D)- The general plan developed over several years by the Haganah for
defense in case of Arab attack on the Jewish state.

1947: The Silver
Platter - Poem by Hebrew poet Natan Alterman, written in 1947 in anticipation of the coming bloody struggle.

1947: Draft Arab League Law Against Jews (Excerpts) - Following the
partition resolution of the United Nations, the Arab League drafted a proposed law that would force all Jewish citizens
of member countries to register, and that would lead to freezing and confiscation of their assets, reminiscent of
draconic Nazi-era legislation,

1947: Haifa Refinery Riots- Following the announcement of the partition plan, violence
erupted sporadically throughout Palestine. Here is one account of a major incident in Haifa.

1947: The Consequences of Partition of Palestine - CIA Report - The CIA estimated that the Arab states would not
dare to attack Israel and defy the UN, but that Israel would lose a guerrilla war against the Palestinian Arabs and
their supporters. The opposition of the Arab states was based on their claim that Palestine was part of the Arab world,
and not on fears of dispossession by Jews or the issue of self-determination for Palestinian Arabs.

1945- American Council for Judaism Proposal for Palestine
- The anti-Zionist American Council for Judaism
proposed in effect, a trusteeship for Palestine that would limit immigration to absorptive capacity, without
discriminating among immigrants of different origin, and without a realistic solution for Jewish displaced persons.